000
FZPN03 KNHC 160303
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED DEC 16 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH 13N105W TO 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 07N108W TO 04N108W. 
WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 07N 
BETWEEN 99W AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 08N111W 1009 MB. WITHIN 210 NM 
N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 08N113W 1010 MB. WITHIN 150 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 125W AND FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 116W AND 
125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 114W 
N OF 10N S OF LINE FROM 26N114W TO 26N121W TO 17N133W N TO NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 08N W OF 125W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 125W AND FROM 12N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 118W AND 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 21N BETWEEN 113W AND 132W N TO NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 10N W OF 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 128W AND FROM 11N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 25N BETWEEN 118W AND 128W N TO NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NW PART IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 03N TO 10N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. 

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 26N140W. WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
FRONT N OF 29N SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO 24N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 29N W OF 136W S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N 
W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 136W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF LINE FROM 17N119W TO 
30N115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 89W AND 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC..N WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 99W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 110W N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 0145 UTC WED DEC 16...
.LOW PRES 07N108W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 07N105W TO 06N115W 
TO 07N128W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS W OF 127W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.